AW: Logging problems + authentication problems

[Andreas Winkelmann]

On Saturday 20 January 2007 10:53, Herbert Muller wrote:

> After some more try and error I reached a point where I get the following
> error messages from postfix/smtpd:
>
> Jan 20 04:22:56 szse postfix/smtpd[3948]: sql auxprop plugin using mysql
> engine
>
> -> I think that's when postfix restarts smtpd.
>
> And later:
> Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin Parse the username
> mail at example.de
> Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin try and connect to a
> host
> Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin trying to open db
> 'mail' on host '127.0.0.1'
> Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin could not connect to
> host 127.0.0.1

Check if mysql is running and listening on the inet-Port (AFAIR the default 
was 3306). If it is running, check the mysql-Log. Maybe turn on verbose 
Logging in mysql. Check if the Username and Password you specified in 
smtpd.conf is correct.

> Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: sql plugin couldn't connect to
> any host
>
> Maybe somebody can figure out from that messages, what I can do to solve my
> problem.
>
> Probably the other messages
>
> Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: warning:
> pD95F4F9B.dip.t-dialin.net[217.95.79.155]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed
> Jan 20 10:38:47 szse postfix/smtpd[4305]: >
> pD95F4F9B.dip.t-dialin.net[217.95.79.155]: 535 Error: authentication failed
>
> are the consequence.

-- 
	Andreas